Grain refinement and arrangement is an effective strategy to enhance tensile and fatigue
properties of key metallic components. Laser shock peening (LSP) is one of surface severe …

In recent years, selective laser melting (SLM)-NiTi had developed rapidly due to the ability to
achieve the complex shape and internal features, as well as high dimensional accuracy. The …

Cast Al alloys have been increasingly used in aviation, shipping, aerospace, and automotive
industries as important raw materials of engine parts. However, its poor wear resistance …

Electrochemical tests and surface analysis measurements were performed to study the
corrosion behavior in a 0.9 wt.% NaCl solution at 37° C of three NiTi shape memory alloys …

Biodegradable magnesium (Mg) alloys are promising candidates for use as next-generation
implants due to their similar mechanical properties to natural bones, excellent …

Titanium alloys have a wide application in aerospace industries as it has greater strength
and low density, but it has poor tribological properties. To improve its friction and wear …

Additive manufacturing has seen large growth due to its numerous process advantages, yet
some undesirable defects in additive manufactured (AM) products include pores and micro …

Preparation of superhydrophobic surfaces is one of the key methods to improve the anti-
corrosion ability of coatings. Herein, a superhydrophobic surface with a synergistic abrasion …

In this study, different laser shock peening (LSP) techniques including high-energy laser
shock peening (HE-LSP), low-energy laser shock peening (LE-LSP), and femtosecond laser …

In this work, the corrosion resistance of mild steel surface nanostructured with a
femtosecond laser and coated with high corrosion resistant CrCoNi (CCN) medium entropy …